Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress, known for her role in the romantic comedy She's All That and her This is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement.
Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of JoAnn, a cooking instructor and weaver, and Thomas H. Cook, a social worker and former stand-up comic. Cook attended school at Clara Barton Open, Laurel Springs School and Minneapolis South High School. She began working as a print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits.
At the age of 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996). She first gained national attention in 1998, when she was featured in a This Is Your Brain on Drugs public-service television advertisement, in which she proceeds to destroy a kitchen with a frying pan as she lists the things that heroin harms. Cook made her debut as an actress in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club, which was based on Ann M. Martin's book series of the same name. Her second movie role was in Tom and Huck, where she portrayed Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher. In 1997, Cook appeared in a leading role in the film Country Justice as a 15-year-old rape victim who is impregnated by her rapist.
Cook's two highest-profile lead roles to date have been in the films She's All That (1999) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Cook has also appeared in a number of independent films and in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West.
In 2000, she was the cover girl for the premier issue of FHM US (March/April issue). Cook also provided the voice for Chelsea Cunningham on the Kids' WB animated series Batman Beyond in the episode "Last Resort" and in the animated film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. In 2002, she was ranked #26 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
In 2008, she guest-starred in an episode of the USA Network series Psych as Abigail Lytar, an old flame of Shawn Spencer. She returned in the season finale where Abigail and Shawn start dating and has since appeared in many more episodes in the following season.
In February 2010, Rachael Leigh Cook signed on as the female lead in Fox TV's comedy pilot Nirvana.She will star in the Western horror film Vampire, which is the English-language feature debut of Japanese director Iwai Shunji.
In 2004 Cook married actor Daniel Gillies. Cook, a vegetarian,lives mostly in Los Angeles with her three dogs, but frequently goes back to visit her family in Minnesota. Cook stated she is strongly considering adopting a child from a third world country.
Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Mary Anne Spier
1995 Tom and Huck Becky Thatcher
1996 26 Summer Street The Girl Short film
1996 Carpool Kayla
1997 The House of Yes Young 'Jackie-O'
1997 Country Justice Emma Baker TV movie
1997 True Women Young Georgia Lawshe TV movie
1997 The Defenders: Payback Tracey Lane TV movie
1998 The Eighteenth Angel Lucy Stanton
1998 The Outer Limits Cassie Boussard Episode: "Glyphic"
1998 All I Wanna Do Abigail Sawyer
1998 The Naked Man Delores
1998 Living Out Loud Teenage Judith
1999 The Hi-Line Vera Johnson
1999 She's All That Laney Boggs
1999 Dawson's Creek Devon 3 episodes
1999 The Bumblebee Flies Anyway Cassie
2000 Sally Beth
2000 Get Carter Doreen
2000 Batman Beyond Chelsea Cunningham (voice) Episode: "The Last Resort"
Episode: "Plague"
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Chelsea Cunningham (voice) Video
2001 Antitrust Lisa Calighan
2001 Blow Dry Christina Robertson
2001 Josie and the Pussycats Josie McCoy
2001 Texas Rangers Caroline Dukes
2001 Tangled Jenny Kelley Also produced
2002 29 Palms The Waitress Video
2003 Scorched Shmally
2003 Bookies Hunter
2003 11:14 Cheri
2003 The Big Empty Ruthie
2003 Tempo Jenny Travile
2004 Fearless Gaia Moore TV pilot
2004 Stateside Dori Lawrence
2004 American Crime Jesse St. Claire Video
2005 Into the West Clara Wheeler TV miniseries
2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Tifa Lockhart (voice)
2005 Las Vegas Penny Posin 5 episodes
2006 My First Wedding Vanessa
2006-2009 Robot Chicken Various Characters 6 episodes
2007 Descent Allison (uncredited)
2007 Nancy Drew Jane Brighton
2007 All Hat Chrissie Nugent
2007 Matters of Life and Death Emily Jennings Short film
2007 The Final Season Polly Hudson
2007 Blonde Ambition Haley
2008 Ghost Whisperer Grace Adams Episode: "Big Chills"
2008 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II Beru Lars / Sally Johnson / Gary's Wife (voice) TV movie
2008 Fairy Tale Police Officer Duffy Short film
2008-2010 Psych Abigail Lytar 6 episodes
2009 The Lodger Amanda
2009 Bob Funk Ms. Thorne
2009 Falling Up Caitlin O'Shea
2009 Titan Maximum Lt. Jodi Yanarella (voice) 9 episodes
2010 Nevermind Nirvana Elizabeth TV movie
2010 The Family Tree Rachel
2010 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Beru Lars / Gary's Wife (voice) TV movie
2010 Broken Kingdom Marilyn Also produced
2011 Vampire Laura King
2011 Stealing Paradise Amanda Collier Post-production
2011 Perception Kate Moretti Post-production
2012 High Midnight TBA Pre-production
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